Licayan Surname

94,126th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,063 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Licayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Licayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines4,9441:20,4772,539
Singapore341:161,9916,884
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Ireland211:224,2358,707
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Licayan (17) may also be a first name.

Licayan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Licayan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Licayan is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Licayan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Licayan is the 94,126th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,439,373 people. Licayan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Licayan live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 97 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 17 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is held by 4,944 people, or 1 in 20,477. In The Philippines Licayan is mostly concentrated in: Central Visayas, where 21 percent are found, Northern Mindanao, where 16 percent are found and Soccsksargen, where 10 percent are found. Besides The Philippines this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Licayan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Licayan surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.

Licayan earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lisayan86333/
Lijayan8631/
Lecayan8617/
Lucayan867/
Likayan865/
Licayon863/
Licayen863/
Licauian801/
Licean776/
Lukiyan71191/
Likiyan71162/
Lisayen71132/
Licawen7177/
Lesiyan7152/
Lisiyan7136/
Lukayan7122/
Liziyan7114/
Lecayen7113/
Lejayan7113/
Lucayon7111/
Laysean714/
Lesayan712/
Lecayon712/
Lisayon711/
Lexiyan711/
Lisoyan711/
Lizayam711/
Likoyan711/
Licyjon711/
Lychahyn67139/
Lescaian6715/
Lukhiyan673/
Licsehan672/
Luckyjan671/
Laisayam671/
Leejiyan671/
Liseyane671/
Licajina671/
Licausen671/
Lichujan671/
Lekayane671/
Leicaing671/
Laykhean671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Licayan
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